What happend to onboard footage!!!

Hello rallyfans

I used to enjoy onboard footage the most when watching WRC. To really see how the drivers attacked the stage and the different driving styles.
But from around 2003-2004 it all started go horribly wrong. In my opinion anyway.

Now there are cameras all over the car, and the are all mounted so that it is completely impossible to see anything. Often wee see the face of the driver more the real onboard footage. We don't need that!

I have never seen good onboard footage from Loeb's C4 for eksample. The camera is mounted in the back of the car and you cannot see out of the windscreen and (most importantly) you can't see the steering wheel!

I am left with my old videos from the 90's with Burns, Colin and Tommi
Am I the only one feeling this way...?

video.google.com

type in "In Car Specials"

enjoy

:D

as far as live action... that's wrc ferya

I used to like it when they offer the 30minutes footage with maybe 4-5 drivers, and they only keep the camera from onboard view. It was easier to see what the driver do and get a good sense of speed.

Now like you said, you switch the camera all over and treat the viewer like we have ADD. You lose the sense of speed with the bumper cam and couldn't see what the drivers are doing. Also some other view where the quality or visibility is so bad you couldn't see anything. I couldn't even enjoy watching the new ones.

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Originally Posted by club_soda

video.google.com

type in "In Car Specials"

enjoy

:D

as far as live action... that's wrc ferya

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Hes not asking where to find them.
There are hundreds of onboards on WRC channel http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=wrc

I like this position the most: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-l9FDqc1Vw

Car makers/rules are not making it easier either, seats lower, bigger and far back in the car. And they are taping up half of the windscreen.

This is off course what I put on my telly when I want to watch a scary movie ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkyM_...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJWri...eature=related

I agree on that...

The Coverage was much better in the early 2000´s , with much more driving (Now its a lot of maps and gps tracking view etc etc) and better incar.

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Originally Posted by Viking

This is off course what I put on my telly when I want to watch a scary movie ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkyM_...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJWri...eature=related

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I love that video so that I uploaded it in hd:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMLbn4PmGes&fmt=22

No you've all got it wrong! MUCH better to have footage looking back at the driver and not at the scenery outside moving past at silly speeds. I mean who wants a sensation of speed? :laugh:

I am of course being sarcastic!

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Originally Posted by sasamsa

I love that video so that I uploaded it in hd:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMLbn4PmGes&fmt=22

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Thank you for that! Saw it a couple of days ago, and it gets better and better!... :)

Agree as well, nothing more frustrating than not being able to see what's happening.

My favourite view is on top of the dashboard looking out the front of the car straight across the bonnet, like one of the view options was on WRC3 or whatever, that was perfect :D Those on the IRC cars yesterday was very good, but there was a bit of an angle so not perfect, it has to be straight on. Really don't like bumper cameras :down: